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Gringsing Weaving in Tenganan
Tenganan, Karangasem
91
Sit with a weaver in one of the only three places on earth where double ikat is still made by hand.
Mixed 3h
from Rp 550.000Discover experience
91
Locality Score™
Deeply local
ImpactEvery visit routes purchases to the weaving household directly; a share supports the village's lontar archive.
Tenganan, Karangasem
Meet Made
Traditional carver and village guide
Story
Made grew up under Tenganan's awig-awig, the customary law that still governs the village. He carves lontar and works with the weaving households to make sure visitors buy directly from the maker rather than a reseller.
Community
Tenganan Pegringsingan
Languages
Balinese, Indonesian, English
Skills
Lontar carving, Bali Aga custom, Textile provenance
Experiences offered